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Expert support for the assessment of policies (m/f)

Expert support for the assessment of policies in combating informal employment and rapid appraisal of applicability and transferability of EU policies to Bosnia and Herzegovina (m/f)

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat is looking for committed and qualified candidates who have knowledge and experience in employment policy to support RCC in managing mutual learning activities among Western Balkan economies under the Employment and Social Affairs Platform (ESAP), to apply for the position of

Expert for the assessment of policies in combating informal employment and rapid appraisal of applicability and transferability of EU policies to Bosnia and Herzegovina 

The Job and key responsibilities

The scope of services under this assignment includes the following deliverables:

Task 1: Review and in-depth assessment of direct and indirect policy approaches and related institutional set-ups and identify needs and barriers to formalisation.

This particular objective aims to answer the following key questions:

• What is the extent and nature of undeclared work in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
• What are direct and indirect policy approaches to tackling undeclared work in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
• What are the institutional set-ups for tackling undeclared work using direct and indirect policy approaches?
• What are the barriers preventing the adoption of a wider range of direct and indirect policies?
• What are the identified needs which will further foster more effective formalisation of undeclared work using direct and indirect policy approaches?

Methods: To identify the direct and indirect policy approaches and to understand organisation of the fight against undeclared work it is necessary to first carry out a comprehensive literature review of undeclared work in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by desk-based survey of the institutional structures that employ direct and indirect policies in tackling undeclared work. In order to close the gaps in understanding and provide up-to-date information on policies an e-survey based on Dekker et.al’s (2010) survey instrument can be used. This survey instrument should contain a set of carefully engineered questions along the lines of Dekker et.al’s (2010) e-survey that was used to analyse undeclared work in EEA countries. E-survey should involve all relevant stakeholders and social partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina involved in the fight against undeclared work. Finally, in-depth interviews should cast additional light on the results of e-survey and offer richer understanding of policy approaches and institutional set-ups in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Output: The above analysis should be able to explain the scale and nature of undeclared work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, describe and asses the direct and indirect policy approaches, analyse the organisation of the fight against undeclared work with regard to direct and indirect policy approaches and identify barriers to formalisation and needs in the area of undeclared work. All the results should be compiled into a working paper and published on ESAP website.

The envisioned level of effort is set at a maximum of 25 days of expert input.

Task 2: Policy recommendations and rapid appraisal of applicability and transferability of best EU policies to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This particular objective aims to answer the following key questions:

• Taking into account the identified barriers to formalisation and needs what are the prospective policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina with regard to the fight against undeclared work?
• What are the EU policies that ‘best’ match each economy’s identified barriers to formalisation and needs by rapid appraisal of applicability and transferability of these EU policies to Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Methods: Apart from the methods listed in the previous section it is crucial to make use of a knowledge-bank that has been created by Eurofund. With over 186 examples of policies tackling undeclared work in 36 European countries Eurofund database is invaluable source of ‘smart ideas’ for more effective approach to undeclared work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Output: The output of the above exercise are policy recommendations with special focus on policy transfer of the EU policies that ‘best’ match identified barriers and needs in Bosnia and Herzegovina setting. Each proposed relevant EU policy should be analysed within the scope of transferability and applicability and enforcement in local context. A working paper with policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina should be written and published on ESAP website. 

The total level of effort is set at a maximum of 15 days of expert input. 

Qualifications and Skills Required

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the fields of labour markets, labour policies and informal economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
• Extensive experience in analysing respective quantitative and qualitative data; 
• Good knowledge of labour policies and informal employment issues in the EU countries; 
• A record of projects and publications in the fields of labour economics and informal economy;
• Excellent communication and report writing skills; 
• Analytical skills and ability to conceptualise and write concisely and clearly;
• Able to interact with professionals of and representatives from the national administrations in the SEE region.
• Fluency in English, as the official language of the RCC. 
• Knowledge of other languages of the region desirable.

To view further information regarding the vacancy please click on the following link: https://www.rcc.int/consultancies

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